Crossing Fingers for the Theatrical Cut to Be in the Blues Brothers Bluray
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Crossing Fingers for the Theatrical Cut to Be in the Blues Brothers Bluray
I heard that "The Blues Brothers" is to be coming out this year on Bluray (via an interview with John Landis).
Personally, I hope it has (or includes) the original theatrical cut of the film and not the ultra-bloated version that was released on DVD back in 1998.
Personally, I hope it has (or includes) the original theatrical cut of the film and not the ultra-bloated version that was released on DVD back in 1998.
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The 25th Anniversary Edition did it right, as far as I'm concerned. I'll be content if the Blu-Ray is, at the very least, a port of that release.
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Buying day one no matter if its both or just one version. Only thing that will keep me from buying is if the transfer is crap but i highly doubt that would happen after reading the interview.
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In my opinion, there is no excuse to not include both cuts via seamless branching, on this release or on any other film with multiple cuts. But I have a feeling that Universal will let us down yet again.
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I agree that I doubt Universal will botch this one like they did with Spartacus and Do The Right Thing, since Landis approved the transfer.
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Unless he goes all William Friedkin on our asses and decides to change the color pallate or something odd like that. I doubt he will, just a scary thought.
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I think the extended cut is perfect save for the stupid "car getting charged up" scene. It kills the whole "mission from God" theme, especially towards the end. I do love all the extended musical sequences.
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I think it drags actually as all the new stuff throws the pace completely off, while it flowed perfectly in the theatrical cut. So I wound up skipping the first dvd release after seeing that version for the first time and didn't buy it until the 25th Anniversary release which included the original theatrical version. Of course if all you know and love is the extended version, then you might not like the theatrical cut.
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Hasn't Universal generally been good about including multiple cuts of a film when available? I'm thinking of the Blu-rays for Fearless, Chronicles of Riddick, and Anchorman, all of which offer both theatrical and extended cuts. (All were improvements over the earlier HD DVD editions in that regard.) Have there been any examples of Universal only providing an extended cut on Blu-ray without the theatrical cut seamlessly branched?
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Re: Crossing Fingers for the Theatrical Cut to Be in the Blues Brothers Bluray
Hasn't Universal generally been good about including multiple cuts of a film when available? I'm thinking of the Blu-rays for Fearless, Chronicles of Riddick, and Anchorman, all of which offer both theatrical and extended cuts. (All were improvements over the earlier HD DVD editions in that regard.) Have there been any examples of Universal only providing an extended cut on Blu-ray without the theatrical cut seamlessly branched?
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Re: Crossing Fingers for the Theatrical Cut to Be in the Blues Brothers Bluray
Hasn't Universal generally been good about including multiple cuts of a film when available? I'm thinking of the Blu-rays for Fearless, Chronicles of Riddick, and Anchorman, all of which offer both theatrical and extended cuts. (All were improvements over the earlier HD DVD editions in that regard.) Have there been any examples of Universal only providing an extended cut on Blu-ray without the theatrical cut seamlessly branched?
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I think the Extended Cut runs a little long in spots; it could use some refining. However, this is the cut I've seen some 24 out of 25 times I've watched the movie, so I'm used to all of the extensions. My only complaint (thanks to a fan that pointed it out) is that Elwood wears the clear plastic glasses instead of sunglasses when he goes to his work.
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Re: Crossing Fingers for the Theatrical Cut to Be in the Blues Brothers Bluray
Hasn't Universal generally been good about including multiple cuts of a film when available? I'm thinking of the Blu-rays for Fearless, Chronicles of Riddick, and Anchorman, all of which offer both theatrical and extended cuts. (All were improvements over the earlier HD DVD editions in that regard.) Have there been any examples of Universal only providing an extended cut on Blu-ray without the theatrical cut seamlessly branched?
Overall, I guess Universal has done a decent job including all cuts, but I'm always nervous with them, due to their spotty history of omitting bonus features from the DVD or even from the HD-DVD on the Blu-ray.
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Re: Crossing Fingers for the Theatrical Cut to Be in the Blues Brothers Bluray
Unless he goes all William Friedkin on our asses and decides to change the color pallate or something odd like that. I doubt he will, just a scary thought.